# Accident 19780707017989A: Cessna A185F, Venice, LA, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707017989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78DRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD46), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 185 (N103AM), Venice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N103AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800520053489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800520053489I), May 20, 1980: Cessna 185A (N103AM), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Float filled with water and sank aircraft. Found popped rivet in float.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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